Monday, October 7, 2024

Forget the pollsters - what do the bookies say about the race?

As of this afternoon, it looks pretty much like an even-money bet. Donald Trump's election victory odds have overtaken Vice President Kamala Harris' in RealClearPolitics' presidential betting average for the first time in nearly a month. 
According to RealClearPolitics' aggregation of bookmakers' odds, the Republican candidate was given a 49.4 percent chance of winning the White House, while his Democratic rival was behind, though only by a whisker, at 49.1 percent as of early Monday. Flip a coin - that looks like it's that close, but - we all know projections are bullshit, so get out and vote, no matter what...
 





1 comment:

  1. "As of this afternoon, it looks pretty much like an even-money bet. Donald Trump's election victory odds have overtaken Vice President Kamala Harris' in RealClearPolitics' presidential betting average for the first time in nearly a month.
    According to RealClearPolitics' aggregation of bookmakers' odds, the Republican candidate was given a 49.4 percent chance of winning the White House, while his Democratic rival was behind, though only by a whisker, at 49.1 percent as of early Monday. Flip a coin - that looks like it's that close, but - we all know projections are bullshit, so get out and vote, no matter what..."

    You keep saying you don't give a fuck about polls yet here you are posting another poll. Walk the talk.

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